Category: NEWS
Fuel Scarcity: Motorists, Commuters Stranded in Abuja, Other Cities
Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and various cities nationwide are expressing dismay over the surge in transportation costs due to the prevailing fuel scarcity. Reports said that queues at filling stations have intensified across the country, with Abuja being particularly hard hit. Despite some fortunate motorists managing to secure fuel from select outlets…
EFCC Arrests 34 Suspected Currency Speculators in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), attached to the Taskforce on Currency Mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy, and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud. The commission announced this through its official X account on Friday. On April 26, 2024, they apprehended a group of individuals in…
FG Set to Acquire 24 Fighter Jets From Italy
The Nigerian government is prepared to acquire a minimum of 24 fighter jets from Italy’s Leonardo to bolster the nation’s air force, as announced by Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, on Friday. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in four batches, consisting of six jets per batch….
Police Detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, Security
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a female police officer serving as the aide-de-camp to the embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The ADC, along with other police officers assigned to 48-year-old Bello, has been detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Their detention follows an order…
JUST IN: Sunday Igboho Sues Aare Onakakanfo Of Yorubaland, Gani Adams Over Alleged Defamation, Demands N500Million in Damages
Sunday Igboho, the prominent figure in the Yoruba Nation movement, has taken legal action against Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, citing defamation of character. Igboho, represented by his legal team led by J. A. Sanusi, lodged a lawsuit at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, as per court documents obtained by…
NSA Confirms Binance Executive’s Escape from Custody
The Office of the National Security Adviser has verified that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a detained executive from Binance, has absconded from custody. The ONSA announced on Monday that Anjarwalla, a key figure in the investigation into Binance’s activities, evaded capture on Friday. Earlier reports from PUNCH Online, citing Premium Times, had indicated Anjarwalla’s escape on Friday….
FG Files Criminal Charges Against Binance
The Federal Government has launched legal action against Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform, on allegations of tax evasion. These charges were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja and were announced on Monday by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The lawsuit, identified as suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, accuses Binance of four counts of…
How Fake News Almost Crashed my 40-year-old Marriage—Ex-information Minister Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the former Minister of Information and National Orientation, recently shared a personal anecdote highlighting the detrimental impact of fake news circulated on social media. Speaking at an event in Lagos commemorating Prof. Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday, Africa’s inaugural Nobel laureate for literature, Mohammed recounted how the proliferation of fake news, misinformation, and…
Nigerian Army, Other Security Agencies Not Truthful; They Know Bandits’ Hideouts – Sheikh Gumi Alleges
Ahmad Gumi, a contentious Islamic scholar, has revealed that security personnel are aware of the hideouts of bandits. Gumi stated that the security agents who joined him in negotiations were familiar with the locations of the bandits in the Northern region of the country. Speaking with Nigeria Info FM, on security agencies not knowing the…
Okuama: Army Begins 3-day Mourning for Slain Soldiers, Orders Flag to Fly at Half-Mast
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has declared a three-day national mourning period to honor the 17 soldiers who tragically lost their lives at the hands of enraged youths in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State. Among the fallen heroes are distinguished figures including Lieutenant Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali, the Commanding…